Require tracking of companion animal euthanasia to prevent unnecessary deaths

10,151
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openDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairsby Dawn Ashley and Sue WilliamsOpened 1 May 2026

Background

Every day healthy and treatable companion animals are put to sleep not because they are old or because they are beyond help but because there are limited places for them to go Their lives end quietly in pounds, commercial kennels, veterinary practices and rescues, often unseen and unrecorded.

Additional details

Stray dogs can be PTS after 7 days Stray cats rely on charities not councils Healthy/treatable animals are euthanised with no record, no transparency, no opportunity for reform We call on Government to: * Record when healthy/treatable animals are euthanised * Publish annual data * Introduce a nationwide system to protect stray cats * Scan microchips for Rescue Back Up and registered keeper Without this data preventable deaths will continue Every animal deserves the chance to live Tuks Law

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Source: UK Government & Parliament Petitions service. Petition ID: 766482.